Cannel Coal

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This is a short overview. For the background — history, value over time and notable mines — see Cannel Coal →

A hard, dull-black coal rich in spores and algal matter, which burns with a bright smoky flame and can be cut and polished. It was valued for gas making and for candle-like illumination — the name is thought to come from "candle coal" — and was worked as a seam in its own right in Lancashire, Scotland and North Wales.

Mines

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Mine	Region	Worked
Ashton's Field Colliery	Greater Manchester	1860s–late 1920s
Bamfurlong Colliery	Greater Manchester	By 1861–1936
Boghead Colliery	West Lothian	1848–c. 1920
Great Haigh Sough	Greater Manchester	1653–1670–Still active
Leeswood Green Colliery	Flintshire	from early 19th century
Leeswood Main Colliery	Flintshire	from About 1861
Newcraighall Colliery	Midlothian	1897 ('the Klondyke')–1968
Pirnie Colliery	Fife	1856–c. 1920s (date not established)
Stonehill Colliery	Greater Manchester	Before 1877–1888
Torbanehill Pits	West Lothian	1850–1888
Unity Brook Colliery	Greater Manchester	from before 1878